Why Choose this Training Course?

This interactive and practical 5-day contracts management training course in Dubai will provide an insight into how the public-private partnership (PPP) project delivery model can be used to meet the challenges of funding contracts for infrastructure projects and services. It will take you through the key stages of PPP development and implementation.

This training course will focus on how best to manage the PPP procurement process; identifying, assessing and allocating the principal risks in structuring the PPP contract, and other key issues that need to be considered in managing these long term high risk contracts. Exposure to both of the commercial landscape and background to PPP as well as its implementation will promote greater understanding of its place in infrastructure procurement.

This AZTech training course will feature:

Discussions on the dynamics of PPPs

How key risk areas can be managed

The use of PPPs in different sectors and services

The roles and relationships of public and private parties

Focus on principal ways PPP contracts can be properly managed

What are the Goals?

By the end of this AZTech training course, participants will be able to:

Describe the principal types of PPPs

Appreciate the benefits and challenges of such projects

Analyse the principal risk areas and issues common to all PPPs

Explain the PPP procurement process

Identify key PPP contract clauses

Who is this Training Course for?

This AZTech training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals involved in the development, appraisal, implementation and management of PPPs, and will particularly benefit:

Project and contracts personnel in both public and private sectors

Government officials, ministries, public sector agencies

Project financiers, developers, sponsors, consultants

Risk management personnel

Auditors and comptrollers

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This AZTech training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The daily workshops will be highly interactive and participative. This will involve regular discussions on the whole concept of PPPs, its uses and limitations, and how best to contract manage these high risk (and potential high reward) contracts.

The Course Content

Day One: Dynamics of PPPs

Competency Description: As a project/contract professional you need to understand the background and challenges of PPP infrastructure procurement.

Key Behaviours:

Appreciate the nature of PPPs

Understand the scope and structure of PPPs

Recognise the challenges both public and private sectors face

Understand how PPPs are financed

Identify the principal limitations of PPPs

Topics to be covered:

Commercial landscape and background to PPPs

PPP types and structures

How PPPs are financed

Implications of fiscal commitments

Limitations and pitfalls of PPP procurement

Day Two: Development and Implementation of a PPP Transaction

Competency Description: As a project/contract professional you need to develop an understanding of the key stages and inputs of PPP infrastructure procurement.

Key Behaviours:

Develop an appropriate procurement strategy

Understand how to develop an output specification

Identify key qualification and evaluation criteria

Appreciate what financial close means

Understand how to deal with unsolicited bids

Topics to be covered:

Procurement strategies

Managing the bid process

Performance-based output specifications

Reaching financial close

Dealing with unsolicited bids

Day Three: Structuring the PPP Contract

Competency Description: As a project/contract professional you need to be able to identify, assess and allocate the principal risks associated with the PPP form of procurement.

Key Behaviours:

Identify key risk areas in PPP contracts

Be able to interpret performance requirements

Understand payment structures and mechanisms

Recognise how to manage and resolve disputes

Appreciate principal triggers to termination

Topics to be covered:

Identification, assessment and allocation of principal risks

Performance and service requirements

Different payment mechanisms

Management and resolution of disputes

Triggers and implications of termination

Day Four: Managing Other Key Elements of PPP Contracts

Competency Description: As a project/contract professional you need to understand and manage other key risk areas under a PPP contract.

Key Behaviours:

Distinguish between relief and compensation events

Understand price and payment issues

Identify types of warranty and guarantee

Recognise other key liability issues

Understand the nature of ‘step-in’ rights

Topics to be covered:

Compensation and other relief events

Price and payment terms

Warranties, guarantees and Indemnities

Intellectual property

‘Step-in’ rights

Day Five: Operation of the PPP Contract

Competency Description: As a project/contracts professional you need to develop both qualitative and quantitative management skills to support the long term nature of PPP contracts.

Key Behaviours:

Appreciate the nature of the relationship between public and private partners

Understand ways of monitoring delivery and risk

Recognise how to deal with change

Develop a practical ability to manage contract expiry

Identify key elements of asset handover

Topics to be covered:

Relationship management between public and private partners

Monitoring performance delivery and risk

Dealing with change

Managing contract expiry

Handover of the asset or service

The Certificate

AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course

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All rights reserved. Any unauthorized copying, distribution, use, dissemination, downloading, storing (in any medium), transmission, reproduction or reliance in whole or any part of this course outline is prohibited and will constitute an infringement of copyright.

Upcoming Dates

21 - 25 Jul 2019 in Dubai - UAE,$4,950

15 - 19 Dec 2019 in Dubai - UAE,$4,950

Program Overview

Why Choose this Training Course?

This interactive and practical 5-day contracts management training course in Dubai will provide an insight into how the public-private partnership (PPP) project delivery model can be used to meet the challenges of funding contracts for infrastructure projects and services. It will take you through the key stages of PPP development and implementation.

This training course will focus on how best to manage the PPP procurement process; identifying, assessing and allocating the principal risks in structuring the PPP contract, and other key issues that need to be considered in managing these long term high risk contracts. Exposure to both of the commercial landscape and background to PPP as well as its implementation will promote greater understanding of its place in infrastructure procurement.

This AZTech training course will feature:

Discussions on the dynamics of PPPs

How key risk areas can be managed

The use of PPPs in different sectors and services

The roles and relationships of public and private parties

Focus on principal ways PPP contracts can be properly managed

What are the Goals?

By the end of this AZTech training course, participants will be able to:

Describe the principal types of PPPs

Appreciate the benefits and challenges of such projects

Analyse the principal risk areas and issues common to all PPPs

Explain the PPP procurement process

Identify key PPP contract clauses

Who is this Training Course for?

This AZTech training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals involved in the development, appraisal, implementation and management of PPPs, and will particularly benefit:

Project and contracts personnel in both public and private sectors

Government officials, ministries, public sector agencies

Project financiers, developers, sponsors, consultants

Risk management personnel

Auditors and comptrollers

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This AZTech training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The daily workshops will be highly interactive and participative. This will involve regular discussions on the whole concept of PPPs, its uses and limitations, and how best to contract manage these high risk (and potential high reward) contracts.

Program Content

Day One: Dynamics of PPPs

Competency Description: As a project/contract professional you need to understand the background and challenges of PPP infrastructure procurement.

Key Behaviours:

Appreciate the nature of PPPs

Understand the scope and structure of PPPs

Recognise the challenges both public and private sectors face

Understand how PPPs are financed

Identify the principal limitations of PPPs

Topics to be covered:

Commercial landscape and background to PPPs

PPP types and structures

How PPPs are financed

Implications of fiscal commitments

Limitations and pitfalls of PPP procurement

Day Two: Development and Implementation of a PPP Transaction

Competency Description: As a project/contract professional you need to develop an understanding of the key stages and inputs of PPP infrastructure procurement.

Key Behaviours:

Develop an appropriate procurement strategy

Understand how to develop an output specification

Identify key qualification and evaluation criteria

Appreciate what financial close means

Understand how to deal with unsolicited bids

Topics to be covered:

Procurement strategies

Managing the bid process

Performance-based output specifications

Reaching financial close

Dealing with unsolicited bids

Day Three: Structuring the PPP Contract

Competency Description: As a project/contract professional you need to be able to identify, assess and allocate the principal risks associated with the PPP form of procurement.

Key Behaviours:

Identify key risk areas in PPP contracts

Be able to interpret performance requirements

Understand payment structures and mechanisms

Recognise how to manage and resolve disputes

Appreciate principal triggers to termination

Topics to be covered:

Identification, assessment and allocation of principal risks

Performance and service requirements

Different payment mechanisms

Management and resolution of disputes

Triggers and implications of termination

Day Four: Managing Other Key Elements of PPP Contracts

Competency Description: As a project/contract professional you need to understand and manage other key risk areas under a PPP contract.

Key Behaviours:

Distinguish between relief and compensation events

Understand price and payment issues

Identify types of warranty and guarantee

Recognise other key liability issues

Understand the nature of ‘step-in’ rights

Topics to be covered:

Compensation and other relief events

Price and payment terms

Warranties, guarantees and Indemnities

Intellectual property

‘Step-in’ rights

Day Five: Operation of the PPP Contract

Competency Description: As a project/contracts professional you need to develop both qualitative and quantitative management skills to support the long term nature of PPP contracts.

Key Behaviours:

Appreciate the nature of the relationship between public and private partners

Understand ways of monitoring delivery and risk

Recognise how to deal with change

Develop a practical ability to manage contract expiry

Identify key elements of asset handover

Topics to be covered:

Relationship management between public and private partners

Monitoring performance delivery and risk

Dealing with change

Managing contract expiry

Handover of the asset or service

Certificates

AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course